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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 RACE DAY – TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series: The “Show Me” Shootout – Qualifying from Lake Lucas Indiana

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the second race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Lucas in Indiana. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want...

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The Inaugural Fendt High Stakes Pulling Event Kicks Off This Weekend! Night 1 and 2 – Dragway 42

Truck and Tractor pulling, like most racing formats, have advanced dramatically in the last few years and that has made the competition at events even closer and closer. This weekend the first, of...

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FREE DRAG RACING DOWN UNDER: The Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway Australia Right Here!

The Aussies are as ate up with drag racing as we are, and this weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway prove it. This is a great race track with great crowds and great...

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IHRA Pro Mod Mania Invades Milan Michigan’s Darana Dragway! Huge Purse, Killer Pro Mod and Sportsman Action!

This weekend the International Hot Rod Association visits Milan Michigan for Pro Mod Mania at Darana Dragway which features an insane purse and tons of great racing action. With a total purse of...

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The Answer to Yesterday’s Mystery Flathead Photos!

Yesterday we showed you several photos of a totally awesome inline flathead engine that combined both modern supercharging and EFI technology with architecture of what is essentially an old tractor...

eBay Find: A 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca With a Turbocharged Slant Six and Four Speed Stick!

In the realm of bitchin’ and unique Mopars, this 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca coupe stands all by itself on an island of awesome. We saw this eBay ad posted on Facebook by BangShift reader Eric and...

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Cool News: MSD Performance Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification – Validates High Quality Manufacturing Efforts

Fantastic news from our pals at MSD Performance as they have earned the vaunted ISO 9001:2008 Certification. This is important stuff for a manufacturing company because it means that their internal...

Question of the Day: What’s the Best Car Song Ever?

One of the sad ways to tell that cars have largely fallen off of the cultural map these days is the fact that there are no car songs on popular radio anymore. That may be a good thing, because it...

Drag Wreckage Photo Sequence: Jason Brown’s Massive Wreck From the Throw Down in T-Town

(Photos by Steve and Gary Wilson – Wilson Motorsports Photography) – The Throw Down at T-town is one of the most hard core and bad ass door slammer races in the country. This year Steve...

Bitchin’ Cruise Gallery: The 2012 Earlville, Illinois Cruise

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) — Earlville, Il. is a classic Illinois small town. About 1800 people, surrounded by farm fields, and an old timey down town. Also an all grass drive in movie...

Name This Motor – Could This Be The Coolest Flathead of Them All?

We’ve been rolling down Bitchin’ Flathead Ave for the last week or so in the BangShift blog-mobile. From the blown Ardun to the wicked blown Caddy flattie on John Beck’s dyno, the...

Cruise Gallery: The First Somernites Cruise of the Year — The Second One is Coming This Weekend!

We’ve been telling you how awesome the monthly Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky is and here are the photos to prove it! The first event in late April was a smashing success with nearly...

Watch a Turbocharged X275 Drag Car Make and Eighth Mile Pass With More Time on Two Wheels Than Four

It is Monday, so the killer racing videos from last weekend are flowing in. This one comes from my home track of New England Dragway in Epping, NH. The video was shot on Saturday at an event that...

“Big Willie” Robinson, Larger Than Life Drag Racing Supporter and Crusader Has Died

We reported yesterday that “Big Willie” Robinson, the massive mountain of a man and huge force behind the street legal drag racing scene in the Los Angeles area was in poor health. Word...

Tune in: Live Streaming Drag Racing Action this Weekend From Bristol!

The Spring Fling is proud to make another first of its kind announcement that will take Bracket Racing to another level. During the four days of racing action at Bristol, we will provide over 40...

Reports: Big Willie Robinson in Very Poor Health, Has Entered Hospice Care

We are we sad to bring you news that has surfaced over the last 24 hours regarding the health of Big Willie Robinson, the Vietnam Vet/street racing/hot rodding/drag racing legend from Southern...

Question of the Day: What is the Most Annoying Thing That People Do At Car Shows?

Hanging out a car shows is a fun part of the hobby. 99% of people at the show are there for the same reason you are, which is to hang out, oogle cool cars, bench race wacky ideas, and enjoy the...

Cruise Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Bass Pro Cruise – May 2012

I finally got my lazy ass back to the biggest and baddest cruise night on the East Coast of the USA. The Mass. Cruisers Association bi-monthly cruise night at the Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro,...